[kelligad]

o.k. guys i know you hate it when i ask these questions,but here goes. i was wondering what restaraunts (sp?)have good buffets at decent prices and i was wondering if these buffets have different prices for the kids(4&9).thanks to all in about another 2 weeks i am starting to make calls for PS

[ilvminnie]

Hi Kelligad! There are lots of great buffets, but our favorites, especially if you've got kids, are Crystal Palace in MK (hosted by Pooh & friends) & Hollywood & Vine @ MGM. They DO have discounts for kids & they're both character hosted. Bring your appetite & camera.

[gdsrn]

What kind of food does Hollywood and Vine serve. We are trying to deside where to eat when we go to MGM. 27 more days. Yea!!

[mickey]

You can see the menus here on wdwig.com.

Breakfast menu

Lunch Menu

Dinner Menu

[gdsrn]

Thanks, Where would you guys reccommend at MGM to eat???:)

[brumcg]

Kelligad,

Honestly, I've never had a bad buffet at WDW (yes, I have met buffets that I haven't liked before!). The quality has always been good and the selection excellent. You can't go wrong and the kids will like not having to wait for the food.

For prices, we'll nothing is cheap. Using Crystal Palace as an example, the Passporter says that for lunch and dinner, kids are $9.95 and adults are $16.95 for lunch and $19.95 for dinner. I think those prices hold true at most places.

Oh...and we don't hate when you ask questions! :)

GDSRN,

We've eaten at every place in MGM except Brown Derby. Of all the places, I'd recommend Mama Melrose's or going to a nearby resort. While I like the idea of the Sci-Fi, I think the execution and the food isn't very good. Prime Time is fun, but for some reason my wife doesn't want to go back. We stumbled into Mama's on our last trip; we needed a break from the heat and crowds and they weren't crowded. It was really, really good.

Bruce

[mickey]

Originally posted by gdsrn
Thanks, Where would you guys recommend at MGM to eat???:)

I love the 50's Prime Time Cafe, one of my favorite anywhere. Great fun, great food and the whole thing is executed beautifully. I also like Mama Melrose's, great food, especially for lunch. Brown Derby is also very good, but not really a place for kids, though they are accepted like everywhere else. For lunch they are ok, but dinner gets kind of snooty.

I don't like Sci-Fi, too loud, bad food and the movie is not funny at all. It has great theming, but overall, I will never go back again.

We usually just eat lunch in the park, and are done by time for dinner, so we go somewhere else like the Boardwalk or EPCOT.

(brumcg, did your wife have a run in with some green beans at 50's PT?)

[brumcg]

Mickey asked:

(brumcg, did your wife have a run in with some green beans at 50's PT?)

Hmmm... I just asked her, and she said that she liked PT, but didn't love it, and just wanted to try the other places before going back.

Now I have to ask... what's the deal with the Green Beans? :)

Bruce

[mickey]

Originally posted by brumcg
Now I have to ask... what's the deal with the Green Beans?

Every time we go to 50's Prime Time Cafe, green beans are served as the vegetable for every entree, and there is always someone in our room who can't stand green beans. Of course, following the theme of the restaurant, your "mother" or "aunt" or "uncle" spends a good deal of time trying to get them to eat their green beans.

Last time we were there, a 50 year old man had to stand with his nose against the wall for twenty minutes because the waiter had taken away his shake because he hadn't eaten his green beans. When the waiter wasn't in the room, he snuck over and stole a drink of his shake . Of course, everyone told on him, like good cousins do, and so he got in trouble. I don't think his kids stopped laughing the entire twenty minutes.

I think much of the enjoyment of 50's Prime Time comes from your server. If they are good at their job, it is a wonderful experience, but if they are not, it is just another meal.